Directory
of Online Resources -
arranged Alphabetically
American
Association of Suicidology (AAS)
4201 Connecticut Avenue, N.W. Suite 408, Washington, DC 20008
Office: (202) 237-2280 Fax: (202) 237-2282
Email: ajkulp@suicidology.org
Website:
www.suicidology.org
AAS is a nonprofit
organization dedicated to the understanding and prevention
of suicide. AAS promotes research, public awareness
programs, education and training for professionals and
volunteers. In addition, it serves as a national
clearinghouse for information on suicide.
American Humane Association,
Children's Division (AHA)
63 Inverness Drive East, Englewood, CO 80112-5117
Office: (303) 792-9900 Fax: (303) 792-5333 Toll free:
1-800-227-4645
Email: info@americanhumane.org or children@americanhumane.org
for Children's Services
Website:
www.americanhumane.org
AHA provides
professional and concerned citizens with the facts,
resources, and referrals they need to make informed
decisions to help children and families in crisis. AHA
accomplishes its work through, presenting ongoing national
forums to address child welfare issues, designing and
facilitating training efforts, conducting program evaluation
and research, providing technical assistance in data
collection and utilization, and publishing resources which
help communities better meet the needs of vulnerable
children and their families. As a national association of
child protection programs, agencies and individuals, AHA
membership includes state and local service agencies,
hospitals, schools, mental health professionals, social
workers, child advocates and concerned individuals in every
state.
American
Professional Society on the Abuse of Children (APSAC)
APSAC National Office,
PO Box 26901, CHO 3B-3406,
Oklahoma City, OK 73190
or 940 N.E. 13th
Street, CHO 3B-3406, Oklahoma City, OK
73104
Office: (405) 271-8202 Fax: (405) 271-2931
Website:
www.apsac.org
APSAC, a professional membership organization, addresses all
facets of the professional response to child maltreatment:
prevention, assessment, intervention and treatment. Its
publications and training cover all aspects of child
maltreatment including emotional neglect, psychological
maltreatment, and physical and sexual abuse.
The Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ATSA)
4900 S.W. Griffith Drive, Suite 274, Beaverton, OR
97005
Office: (503) 643-1023 Fax: (503) 643-5084 Email:
atsa@atsa.com
Website:
www.atsa.com
ATSA provides referrals for affiliated sex offender
treatment providers throughout the
United States.
ATSA is a professional membership association for clinicians
treating sexual abusers. ATSA focuses on the prevention of
sexual abuse through effective management of sex offenders.
It was founded to foster research, facilitate information
exchange, further professional education, and provide
advancement of professional standards and practices in the
field of sex offender evaluation and treatment.
The
Awareness Center
P.O. Box 65273, Baltimore, MD 21209 Voice Mail: (443) 857-5560
Contact Person: Vicki Polin, Executive Director
Email: info@theawarenesscenter.org
Website:
www.theawarenesscenter.org
The Awareness
Center is the Jewish Coalition Against Sexual Abuse/Assault
(JCASA). JCASA the only international Jewish organization
dedicated to addressing sexual violence in Jewish
communities around the world. JCASA acts as a clearinghouse
of information and resources on the topics of childhood
sexual abuse, sexual assault, clergy abuse (in the Jewish
community), and sex offenders. JCASA offers a speakers
bureau to discuss these topics, an international conference
on sexual violence in Jewish communities, and a
certification program for rabbis and other professionals
interested in working with survivors of sexual violence.
Lastly, JCASA seeks to develop a treatment center and
on-going educational programming in
Israel, the United States, and throughout the
world.
The Center
for Child and Family Studies (CCFS)
College of Social Work, The University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208 Office: (803) 777-1364
Website:
www.sc.edu/cosw/center/center.html
CCFS works to improve the well-being of children, adults,
and families in South Carolina and the nation through the
discovery and application of best practices in health and
human services. CCFS's research division provides expertise
in the area of child neglect, family support, adolescent
pregnancy prevention, therapeutic foster care and
neighborhood-based parent education.
Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence
(CPSDV)
2400 N. 45th Street # 10, Seattle, WA 98103
Office: (206) 634-1903 Fax: (206) 634-0115
Email: cpsdv@cpsdv.org
Website:
www.cpsdv.org
CPSDV is an inter-religious educational resource addressing
issues of sexual and domestic violence. The Center has a
number of resources to help religious leaders and
communities, as well as secular organizations, understand
religious issues associated with domestic violence and
sexual abuse, including: presentations, books and videos.
CPSDV's goal is to engage religious leaders in the task of
ending abuse and to prepare human service professionals to
recognize and attend to the religious questions and issues
that may arise in their work with women and children in
crisis. CPSDV emphasizes education and prevention.
Center for Sex Offender Management (CSOM)
c/o Center for Effective Public Policy, 8403 Colesville
Road, Suite 720,
Silver Spring, MD 20910 Office: (301) 589-9383 Fax:
(301) 589-3505
Email: askcsom@csom.org
Website:
www.csom.org
CSOM's goal is to enhance public safety by preventing
further victimization through improving the management of
adult and juvenile sex offenders who are in the community.
CSOM provides ready access to most of the current knowledge
and effective practices in the field of sex offender
supervision. These materials are useful for the individuals
and agencies responsible for managing sex offenders.
Child Molestation Research & Prevention Institute
1100 Piedmont Avenue, Suite 2 , Atlanta, GA 30309 Office:
(404) 872-5152
or P.O. Box 27160, Oakland, CA 94602 Office: (510)
530-7980
Email: contact@childmolestationprevention.org
Website:
www.childmolestationprevention.org
The Child Molestation Research & Prevention Institute is a
national science-based nonprofit organization dedicated to
preventing child sexual abuse through research, education,
and family support. Because people who develop a sexual
interest in children usually develop it during their teenage
years and even younger, our focus is on providing
information to professionals and to families about the early
warning signs of a problem, as well as the availability of
early diagnosis and effective treatment from a sex-specific
specialist. We want to stop molestation at the very earliest
point possible -- before it even happens.
Child
Welfare Information Gateway
Child Welfare Information Gateway, Children's Bureau/ACYF,
1250 Maryland Avenue, SW, Eighth Floor, Washington, DC 20024
Office: 1.800.394.3366
Email:info@childwelfare.gov
Website:
www.childwelfare.gov
Child Welfare Information Gateway connects professionals and
concerned citizens to timely, essential information and
resources targeted to the safety, permanency, and well-being
of children and families.
ChildHelp
USA-National Child Abuse Hotline
ChildHelp USA National Headquarters, 15757 N. 78th Street,
Scottsdale, AZ 85260
Office: (480) 922-8212 Fax: (480) 922-7061 Hotline:
1-800-4-A-Child (1-800-422-4453)
Website:
www.childhelpusa.org
The ChildHelp, National Child Abuse Hotline serves the
United States, Canada,
U.S. Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and Guam. The hotline is staffed
24 hours, 7 days a week with professional counselors who
utilize a database of 55,000 resources. It is a valuable
resource for troubled parents, children in the midst of
abuse, individuals requesting child abuse information and
professionals-including school nurses, teachers, counselors,
psychologists, psychiatrists, pediatric dentists, and fire
investigators that need to make referrals to agencies.
Utilizing translators, the counselors can provide assistance
in 140 languages.
Children of the Night (CN)
14530 Sylvan Street, Van Nuys, CA 91411
Office: (818) 908-4474 Hotline: 1-800-551-1300
Fax: (818) 908-1468
Email: cotnll@aol.com
Website:
www.childrenofthenight.org
CN is a privately funded non-profit organization,
established in 1979, that has rescued 10,000 boys and girls
from prostitution. This organization is dedicated to
assisting children between the ages of 11 through 17 who are
sexually abused and forced to prostitute on the streets.
When children call the national CN hotline, a trained
counselor is ready to assist, 24 hours a day. Children
seeking shelter are kept on the phone until a taxi arrives
and brings her or him into a shelter home.
The Children's Partnership (CP)
1351 3rd Street Promenade, Suite 206, Santa Monica, CA
90401-1321
Office: (310) 260-1220 Fax: (310) 260-1921
or 2000 P Street N.W., Suite 330, Washington, DC 20036
Office: (202) 429-0033 Fax: (202) 429-0974 Email:
frontdoor@childrenpartnership.org
Website:
www.childrenspartnership.org
CP is a national organization that, through research,
information dissemination, media campaigns and advocacy,
works to inform leaders and the public about the needs of
children. CP focuses particular attention on identifying new
trends and emerging issues that will affect large numbers of
America's children. CP's
Parents Online Resource Center provides information on how to assist children in school or in the
home, and also allows parents to talk to and support each
other.
Codependents of Sex Addicts (COSA)
COSA National Service Organization, PO Box 14537, Minneapolis,
MN 55414
Office: (763) 537-6904 Email: info@cosa-recovery.org
Website:
www.cosa-recovery.org
COSA is a recovery program for family and friends whose
lives have been affected by those with compulsive sex
behavior problems. Individuals in this program share their
experience, strength and hope with each other in order to
heal and recover. Information on meeting locations can be
obtained by calling, writing, and emailing the main COSA
office or checking online.
Crimes Against Children Research Center (CCRC)
University of New Hampshire, 20 College Road, #126 Horton
Social Science Center
Durham, NH 03824 Office: (603) 862-1888 Fax: (603)
862-1122
Website:
www.unh.edu/ccrc/
CCRC's mission is to combat crimes against children by
providing high quality research and statistics to the
public, policy makers, law enforcement personnel and other
child welfare practitioners. CCRC is concerned with research
about the nature and impact of crimes such as child
abduction, homicide, rape, assault and physical and sexual
abuse.
www.cybersexualaddiction.com
is a resource and
referral information web site for individuals seeking help
with addictive or compulsive computer-based sexual activity.
The site provides a variety of articles, books, self-tests
and links to counseling for addicts and their family
members. The site is designed and maintained by experts in
the sexual addiction and recovery field.
CyberTipline,
a service offered by National Center
for Missing or Exploited Children
Toll free: 1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678)
Website:
www.cybertipline.com
CyberTipline is a toll free line to report any information
pertaining to the sexual exploitation of children on the web
or in any industry that makes use of child pornography.
CyberTipline can be reached by telephone or online to report
abuse or missing children.
Darkness to
Light
247 Meeting Street, Suite 200, Charleston, SC 29401
Office: (843) 965-5444 Fax: (843) 965-5449
Email: darkness2light_2000@yahoo.com
Website:
www.darkness2light.org
Darkness to Light's mission is to shift responsibility for
preventing child sexual abuse from children to adults by
providing information on how to prevent, recognize and react
responsibly to child sexual abuse. Initiatives include:
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National media campaign
involving TV, radio, outdoor and print ads to raise
awareness.
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Education and community
grassroots programs using 7 Steps to Protecting Children
as the cornerstone.
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National helpline and
website to provide avenues to resources for those in need.
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Mobilization of advocates
to help change laws and policies for the protection of
children.
E - H
The Family
Violence and Sexual Assault Institute (FVSAI)
6160 Cornerstone Court, East San Diego, CA 92121
Office: (858) 623-2777, ext. 406 Fax: (858) 646-0761
Email: fvsai@alliant.edu
Website:
www.fvsai.org
FVSAI provides training, networking, education and program
evaluation for other agencies, practitioners and
organizations. FVSAI published the first national journal on
family violence, acts as an international resource center
and disseminates information in a quarterly publication.
FVSAI Bookclub offers valuable reading resources to
clinicians, advocates, attorneys, social workers and
criminal justice personnel. In addition, the FVSAI in
cooperation with crisis centers, agencies, universities,
organizations and clinics, is involved in developing
treatment and prevention programs for spouse/partner and
child maltreatment.
Generation Five (Gen 5)
2 Massasoit Street, San
Francisco, CA 94110 Office: (415) 285-6658 Fax:
(415) 285-6668
Email: info@generationfive.org
Website:
www.generationfive.org
Gen 5 is a non-profit organization that brings together
diverse community leaders working to end child sexual abuse
within five generations. Gen 5 programs provide leadership
training to community members, activists and agency
professionals and foster national strategy and information
exchange on child sexual abuse. Gen 5 is not a direct
service organization; rather, they work in collaboration
with service providers to ensure that affordable, culturally
relevant support is available to survivors, offenders and
affected families.
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Justice for
Children (JFC)
2600 Southwest Freeway, Suite 806, Houston, TX 77098
Office: (713) 225-4357 Fax: (713) 225-2818 Email:
info@jfcadvocacy.org
JFC-Arizona Office, P.O. Box 45500, Phoenix, AZ 85064
Office: (602) 235-9300
Website:
www.jfcadvocacy.org
JFC is a national non-profit organization of citizens
concerned about children's rights and their protection from
abuse. JFC's mission is to raise the consciousness of our
society about the failure of our governmental agencies to
protect victims of child abuse, to provide legal advocacy
for abused children and to develop and implement, on a
collaborative basis where possible, a full range of
solutions that enhance the quality of life for children. JFC
provides resources for children's therapy, community
resources and research information. They have a newsletter,
"Justice for Children Newsletter," which can also be seen on
their website.
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MaleSurvivor
PMB 103, 5505 Connecticut Ave, N.W., Washington, DC 20015-2601
Toll free: 1-800-738-4181
Website:
www.malesurvivor.org
MaleSurvivor conducts research, education, advocacy, and
activism to promote prevention, treatment and elimination of
sexual abuse of male children and adults. MaleSurvivor also
coordinates and conducts regional retreats for male
survivors and holds an annual conference that includes
programming and material for: survivors and their loved
ones; clinicians; researchers; criminologists; attorneys;
educators; clergy; law enforcement and corrections
personnel; and students. MaleSurvivor also provides online
chat rooms that allow survivors and professionals to talk to
each other.
National Adolescent Perpetration Network (NAPN)
Kempe Children's Center, 1825 Marion Street, Denver, CO
80218
Office: (303) 864-5192 Fax: (303) 837-2791
Email: Ryan.Gail@tchden.org
Website:
www.kempecenter.org/about.htm
NAPN is a cooperative network of multidisciplinary
professionals working with sexually abusive youth. They
facilitate communication between more than 1000
professionals. NAPN is coordinated by Gail Ryan and
supported by the Kempe Children's Center at the University
of
Colorado, Health Science
Center. NAPN provides information and referrals, publishes a
biannual newsletter, hosts annual national conferences, and
encourages the development of regional networks. Individuals
seeking treatment can contact Gail Ryan for information or
referrals.
National Association of Child Advocates (NACA)
1522 K Street, N.W., Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005-1202
Office: (202) 289-0777 Fax: (202) 289-0776
Email: naca@childadvocacy.org
Website:
www.childadvocacy.org
NACA is the only national organization devoted to building
the capacity of state and local child advocacy
organizations. NACA is a nationwide network of child
advocacy organizations working at the increasingly critical
level of America's state houses, county commissions, and
city councils to affect public policy and create a greater
public awareness of issues affecting children. NOTE: NACA
does not provide services nor does it become involved in
individual children's cases. Issues within NACA's purview
are: child health, income security, juvenile justice, early
care, education, child abuse prevention, adoption and foster
care.
National Association for Counsel of Children (NACC)
1825 Marion Street, Suite 340, Denver, CO 80218
Office: (303) 864-5320 Toll free: 1-888-828-NACC
(1-888-828-6222)
Email: advocate@NACCchildlaw.org
Website:
www.naccchildlaw.org
NACC is a non-profit professional membership organization
dedicated to quality representation and protection of
children in the legal system. The purpose of NACC is to
train and educate attorneys and other professionals in their
work with children in the legal system. At the same time,
the NACC carries out a policy agenda designed to improve the
legal system for children. Basic education materials on
children and the law, and referrals will be provided to the
public at copying costs. All other resource requests from
the public will be charged on a case-by-case basis.
A National Call To Action (NCTA)
c/o Children's Hospital and Health Center-San Diego,
3020 Children's Way, MC 5016 San Diego, CA 92123-4282
Office: (858) 576-1700 ext. 8156 Fax: (858) 966-8535
Email: info@nationalcalltoaction.com
Website:
www.nationalcalltoaction.com
NCTA is a coalition of organizations and individuals
dedicated to ensure that children flourish free from abuse
and neglect through the promotion of research-based policy.
NCTA has developed a National Action Plan to reduce child
abuse and neglect by: preventing maltreatment; protecting
children by improving effective service interventions; and,
healing children by bringing to scale necessary aftercare
efforts.
National Center for Assault Prevention (NCAP)
606 Delsea Drive, Sewell, NJ 08080-9199 Office: (908) 369-8972 Fax:
(908) 369-8145
For info on how to start a CAP program: 1-800-258-3189
Email: patstan@rcn.com
Website:
www.ncap.org
NCAP's mission is the prevention of interpersonal violence
through curriculum development, research and evaluation,
public education and comprehensive training. NCAP's
best-known program is the Child Assault Prevention Project
(CAP). CAP is recognized as one of the country's most
comprehensive and innovative prevention programs. CAP has
conducted training in 32 states and 18 countries. Every
year, more than one million children, parents and teachers
receive CAP workshops. CAP programming is intended to
educate adults to recognize and respond to child abuse and
neglect and to teach children empowering strategies to help
keep them safe.
National Center on
Institutions and Alternatives (NCIA)
The Augustus Institute, Public Policy Center, 3125 Mt.
Vernon Ave Alexandria, VA 22305 Office: (703) 684-0373
Fax: (703) 684-6037
Email: info@ncianet.org
Website:
www.igc.org/ncia/
NCIA is a private non-profit agency providing training,
technical assistance, research and direct services to
criminal justice, social services, and mental health
organizations and clients across the county. NCIA works on
assessment and planning to reduce institutional
overcrowding, alternative sentencing, community integration
of juvenile and adult offenders, mental health and
developmentally disabled clients. NCIA provides pre-trial
analysis, early release, community custody, intense
supervision and electronic monitoring programs. The Augustus
Institute is the clinical arm of NCIA, which provides
outpatient treatment for sex offenders.
National
Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC)
Charles B. Wang International Children Building, 699 Prince Street,
Alexandria, VA 22314-3175
Office: (703) 274-3900 Fax: (703) 274-2220
Website:
www.ncmec.org
NCMEC is a public-private partnership that serves as a
national clearinghouse for information on missing children
and the prevention of child victimization. NCMEC works in
partnership with the Office of Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) of the Office of Justice
Program at the U.S. Department of Justice. NCMEC's website
brings images and information about missing children as a
wealth of child protection information to a global audience.
CyberTipline, a service offered by NCMEC, is a toll
free line to report any information pertaining to the sexual
exploitation of children on the web or any industry that
makes use of child pornography. To report sexually
exploited, abused or missing children call 1-800-THE-LOST
(1-800-843-5678) or report online at
www.cybertipline.com.
National
Center for the Prosecution of Child Abuse (NCPCA)
99 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 510, Alexandria, VA 22314
Office: (703) 549-9222 Fax: (703) 836-3195
Email: ncpca@ndaa-apri.org
Website:
www.ndaa.org/apri/programs/ncpca/
NCPCA, through its staff of 20 attorneys, offers resources,
training, publications and technical assistance to
investigators and prosecutors of child abuse throughout the
United
States.
National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC)
2000 M Street N.W., Suite 480, Washington, DC 20036
Office: (202) 467-8700 Fax: (202) 467-8701 Toll free:
1-800-FYI-CALL (1-800-394-2255)
TDD: 1-800-211-7996 Email: webmaster@ncvc.org or gethelp@ncvc.org
Website:
www.ncvc.org
NCVC offers crime victims, victim service providers,
criminal justice officials, attorneys, and concerned
individuals, practical information on the closest, most
appropriate local service for victims of crime. Through its
national database of over 30,000 grassroots organizations,
NCVC refers callers to an array of critical services
including crisis intervention, research information,
assistance with the criminal justice process, counseling and
support groups.
The National Crime Victim Bar Association Referral Line,
a service offered by NCVC, provides victims referrals to
local attorneys specializing in victim-related litigation.
The referral line can be reached at (202) 467-8753
between 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM (EST) Monday through Friday. Or
email requests to
victimbar@ncvc.org.
The National Children's Advocacy Center (NCAC)
200 Westside Square, Suite 700, Huntsville, AL 35801
Office: (256) 533-0531, Fax: (256)534-6883
Website:
www.nationalcac.org
NCAC is a non-profit agency providing prevention,
intervention, and treatment services to physically and
sexually abused children and their families through a
child-focused team approach. Since opening in 1985 as the
nation's first Children's Advocacy Center (CAC), the NCAC
has become a leader in the field of prevention and
intervention of child maltreatment.
National Children's Alliance (NCA)
1612 K Street, N.W., Suite 500, Washington, DC 20006
Office: (202) 452-6001 Fax: (202) 452-6002 Toll free:
1-800-239-9950
Email: info@nca-online.org
Website:
www.nca-online.org
NCA is a non-profit membership organization whose mission is
to assist communities seeking to improve their response to
child abuse by supporting the growth, development and
continuation of Child Advocacy Centers (CAC's). CAC's are
community based partnerships that utilize a comprehensive
team approach to investigating cases of severe child abuse.
Professionals from child protective services, law
enforcement, criminal justice, victim advocacy agencies and
the medical and mental health communities have come together
under one roof so that a child only has to tell of her or
his abuse one time. The collaborative, child focused
investigation of a CAC ensures that children are not further
victimized by the systems intended to protect them.
National Council on Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity (NCSAC)
NCSAC - The National Office, PO Box 725544, Atlanta, GA 31139
Office: (770) 541-9912 Email: ncsac@mindspring.com
Website:
www.ncsac.org
NCSAC is a private, non-profit organization dedicated to the
promotion of public and professional recognition, awareness
and understanding of sexual addiction, sexual compulsivity
and sexual offending. NCSAC provides public and professional
access to education, information and referral resources
encouraging wellness for those they serve. NCSAC's referral
program connects callers with counselors who specialize in
the treatment of sex addiction.
The National Crime Victim Bar Association Referral Line (NCVBA)
offered by National Center for Victims of Crime (NCVC)
2000 M Street N.W., Suite 480, Washington, DC 20036 Referral
line: (202) 467-8753
Email: victimbar@ncvc.org
Website:
www.ncvc.org
NCVBA is a service that provides victims referrals to local
attorneys specializing in victim-related litigation. The
referral line can be reached Monday through Friday,
8:30 AM to 5:30 PM (EST).
National Criminal Justice Reference Service (NCJRS)
PO Box 6000, Rockville, MD 20849-6000
Office: (301) 519-5500 Toll free: 1-800-851-3420
TTY: (301) 947-8374 or
Toll free: 1-877-712-9279 Email: askncjrs@ncjrs.com
Website:
www.ncjrs.org
NCJRS is one of the most extensive sources of information on
criminal and juvenile justice in the world. It is a
federally sponsored information clearinghouse for people
around the country and world involved with research and
policy, related to criminal juvenile justice and drug
control. NCJRS's services and resources are available to
policymakers, criminal and juvenile justice practitioners,
educators, community leaders and the general public.
National Hopeline Network (NHN)
Hotline: 1-800-SUICIDE
Website:
www.hopeline.com
NHN was activated in May of 1999 to automatically connect
callers-people who are depressed or suicidal, or those who
are concerned about someone they love-to a certified crisis
center. Trained counselors answer crisis center calls 24
hours a day, seven days a week. Callers should never
encounter a busy signal or voice mail.
National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA)
1730 Park Road N.W., Washington, DC 20010
Office: (202) 232-6682 Fax: (202) 462-2255 Hotline:
1-800-TRY-NOVA (1-800-879-6682)
Email: nova@try-nova.org
Website:
www.try-nova.org
NOVA is a private, non-profit network of victim and witness
assistance programs and practitioners, criminal justice
agencies and professionals, mental health professionals,
researchers, former victims, survivors, and others committed
to the integration and implementation of victim rights and
services. NOVA provides direct service to victims and
communities that need assistance. One may call NOVA's
hotline 24 hours a day for information, referrals in one's
local area or emotional support. NOVA is the oldest national
group of its kind in the worldwide victim's movement.
National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
123 North Enola Drive, Enola, PA 17025
Toll free: 1-877-739-3895, TTY: (717) 909-0715, Fax:
(717) 909-071
Website:
www.nsvrc.org
National Sexual Violence Resource Center opened in July 2000
as a vital new center for information, resources and
research related to all aspects of sexual violence. It
serves and supports state and territory coalitions, local
rape crisis centers, government and tribal entities,
universities, researchers, and the general public. With a
large and growing library of resources, the NSVRC responds
to requests for information and augments grassroots efforts
to end sexual violence by distributing information and
materials, including prevention tools. It coordinates
efforts with other organizations and projects; provides
technical assistance and customized information packets on
specific topics; and maintains a website of current
information on conferences, funding opportunities, research
and Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM). The NSVRC
produces a semiannual newsletter, The Resource, and booklets
that focus on underserved populations. As a project of the
Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR), the NSVRC
provides resources and identifies emerging issues related to
the difficult task of ending sexual violence. Contact the
NSVRC toll free at 877-739-3895, or
www.nsvrc.org.
Parents Anonymous (PA)
675 W. Foothill Blvd., Suite 220, Claremont, CA 91711
Office: (909) 621-6184 Hotline: 1-800-339-6993
Fax: (909) 625-6304
Email:
parentsanonymous@parentsanonymous.org
Website:
www.parentsanonymous.org
PA is a national organization that encourages all parents to
ask for help early, whatever the circumstances, to
effectively break the cycle of child abuse. They operate a
24-hour hotline to provide an immediate response to parents
seeking help. PA groups meet in settings such as local
community centers, churches, schools, housing projects,
shelters and prisons. Chapters operate throughout the
United States and can be
located by calling PA or visiting the PA web site.
Prevent Child Abuse America (PCAA)
200 South Michigan Ave., 17th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604-2404
Office: (312) 663-3520 Fax: (312) 939-8962
Website:
www.preventchildabuse.org
PCAA is a national volunteer-based organization committed to
preventing child abuse in all its forms through research,
public education, and advocacy. PCAA has a network of 90
chapters in 38 states, which work to increase public
awareness, advocate on a state level and are accessible
resources for comprehensive information and referrals in
child abuse prevention. Write for a catalog of publications.
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Rape, Abuse
& Incest National Network (RAINN)
635-B Pennsylvania Ave., S.E., Washington, DC 20003
Hotline: 1-800-656-HOPE (1-800-656-4673) Fax: (202)
544-3556
Email:
rainnmail@aol.com
Website:
www.rainn.org
RAINN, a non-profit organization, operates America's only
national hotline for victims of sexual assault. The hotline
offers free, confidential counseling and support 24 hours a
day, from anywhere in the country. The hotline is a
partnership of nearly 900 rape crisis centers across the
country. Callers are automatically connected to their local
center for immediate help. If a caller is under age 18 and
chooses to share personally-identifying information with the
counselor, the counselor will be mandated to notify
authorities of the sexual assault of a minor. Only in this
situation-when a minor calls and reveals identifying
information-does the pledge of confidentiality not apply.
The Safer Society Foundation, Inc. (SSFI)
PO Box 340, Brandon, VT 05733-0340
Office: (802) 247-3132 Fax: (802) 247-4233
Website:
www.safersociety.org
SSFI, founded in 1964, is a national research, advocacy and
referral center dedicated to the prevention and treatment of
sexual abuse. They offer a variety of services including,
sex offender treatment referrals, responses to research
requests, and training and consultation. The Safer Society
Press offers excellent publications for treatment providers,
child & adult offenders, survivors and mandated reporters. A
free catalog is available.
Sexual Abuser Treatment Referral Line
is a national
referral service operated by SSFI for anyone interested in
locating a treatment provider for an individual with sexual
behavior problems. Office: (802) 247-3132 (Monday
through Friday, 9AM-4:30PM, EST) To fax
request: (802) 247-4233. To email request: tammyk@sover.net.
The Sentencing Project (SP)
514 - 10th Street, N.W., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004
Office: (202) 628-0871 Fax: (202) 628-1091
Email: staff@sentencingproject.org
Website:
www.sentencingproject.org
SP is an independent source of criminal justice policy
analysis, data and program information for the public and
policy makers. The SP website is designed to provide
resources and information for the news media and a public
concerned with criminal justice and sentencing issues.
Sex Abuse
Treatment Alliance (SATA)
PO Box 1191, Okemos, MI 48805-1191 Office: (517) 482-2085
or (517) 372-8207
Email: help@satasort.org
Website:
www.satasort.org
SATA is a non-profit organization to prevent sexual abuse
by: educating the public, supporting and working with those
who have been abused and who have abused; sharing resources
and referrals for those abused, the abusers and treatment
providers; promoting workable clinical methods for treatment
of the abused and abusers, promoting the use of restorative
justice methods for the abused and their abusers, and
promoting and supporting research in treating sex offenders.
SATA provides a network of support for abusers who are
currently in treatment and answers to general questions
about sex offender treatment. SATA also provides
information, support and letters to those in prison who want
to get help and a newsletter on current issues for sexual
abusers and those that know them.
Sex Addicts
Anonymous (SAA)
ISO of SAA, PO Box 70949, Houston, TX 77270
Office: (713) 869-4902 Toll free: 1-800-477-8191
Email: info@saa-recovery.org
Website:
www.saa-recovery.org
SAA is not a therapy group, but a 12-step fellowship of men
and women who share their experience, strength and hope with
each other so that they may overcome their sexual addiction
and help others recover from sexual addiction or dependency.
SAA members define their own sexual boundaries with their
sponsors and other group members. A list of SAA meetings can
be obtained by calling or checking online. SAA also has
online meetings for addicts (www.sexaa.org/online.htm).
Sexaholics Anonymous (SA)
PO Box 111910, Nashville, TN 37222 Office: (615) 331-6230 Fax:
(615) 331-6901
Email: saico@sa.org
Website:
www.sa.org
SA is not a therapy group, but a 12-step fellowship of men
and women who share their experience, strength and hope with
each other to solve a common problem and help others achieve
sexual sobriety. Anyone whose lust has become an addiction
and wishes to become sexually sober is welcome. Sexaholics
Anonymous is a recovery program based on the principles of
Alcoholics Anonymous. SA also has a program that allows
prisoners to receive information and be put in touch with
other sexaholics in prison. Publications, manuals, and
brochures on SA are available.
Sexual Compulsives Anonymous (SCA)
PO Box 1585, Old Chelsea Station, New
York, NY 10011
Office: (212) 439-1123 Toll free: 1-800-977-HEAL
(1-800-977-4325)
Email: info@sca-recovery.org
Website:
www.sca-recovery.org
Anonymous email: enter website, click on "how to contact us"
click on "email" and then click on anon.twwells.com.
SCA is not a therapy group, but a 12-Step fellowship of men
and women who share their experience, strength and hope with
each other that they may solve their common problem and help
others to recover from sexual compulsion. Anyone having
difficulties with sexual compulsion is welcome. Members are
encouraged to develop their own sexual recovery plan, and to
define sexual sobriety for themselves. SCA has state
chapters, a newsletter, a support oriented chat room and an
online bookstore. A list of SCA meetings can be obtained by
calling or checking online.
Sohopeful
Legal Defense Fund (SLDF)
PO Box 1464, Boring, OR 97009 Office: (503) 243-2908
Email: respond@sohopeful.org
Website:
www.sohopeful.org
SLDF is a group of concerned citizens that have come
together to defend the civil rights of everyday families of
registered sex offenders. They are committed to laws that
move an offender to awareness, health, accountability, moral
maturity and restoration. SLDF provides resources for
formerly convicted sex offenders, for their families and for
victims of sexual offenses. Chapters operate in
Alaska, Colorado, Hawaii,
Idaho, Oregon and Texas.
Stop It Now!
351 Pleasant Street, Suite B319, Northampton, MA 01060
Office: 413.587.3500 Fax: 413.587.3505
Helpline: 1.888.PREVENT (1.888.773.8368) Email:
helpline@stopitnow.org
General inquiries: info@stopitnow.org
Website:
www.stopitnow.org
Stop It Now!
offers adults the tools they need to prevent sexual abuse
before a child is harmed. We provide support, information
and resources that enable individuals and families to keep
children safe and create healthier communities. In
collaboration with our network of community-based programs,
we reach out to adults who are concerned about their own or
others sexualized behavior toward children. Our website,
www.stopitnow.org,
and our confidential, national toll-free
HELPLINE (1.888.PREVENT)
provide information, resources and referrals. The Helpline
is available Monday through Friday,
9:00AM-6:00PM (EST) at 1.888.PREVENT
(1.888.773.8368).
Stop the
Silence: Stop Child Sexual Abuse, Inc.
P.O. Box 127, Glenn Dale, MD 20769
Toll free:
1-866-397-2309
E-mail:
ppine@stopcsa.org
Website:
www.stopcsa.org
Stop the Silence® works with others toward the prevention
and treatment of child sexual abuse. The
Mission
of Stop the Silence (www.stopcsa.org)
is two-fold: to increase awareness and to address the
relationships between CSA prevention and the broader issues
of overall family and community violence. Stop the Silence
focuses on the following areas of work: advocacy, support
and training for service provider, community education and
outreach, policy development and application, and research
and evaluation. Stop the Silence hosts the International
Race to Stop the Silence: Stop Child Sexual Abuse, an
awareness raising foot race and walk in Washington, D.C.
each April during Child Abuse Prevention Month in
partnership and collaboration with groups in the U.S. and
other countries.
Survivors
Network of those Abused By Priests (SNAP)
P.O. Box 6416, Chicago, IL 60680-6416
Toll-Free: 1-877-SNAPHEALS (877-762-7432)
Email: SNAPBlaine@hotmail.com
Website:
www.snapnetwork.org
The Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP) is a
self-help organization of adult survivors of clergy sexual
abuse and their supporters. They work to end the cycle of
abuse in two ways: By supporting one another in personal
healing; and by pursuing justice and institutional change by
holding individual perpetrators responsible and the church
accountable. SNAP has local chapters and support groups in
over 50 cities across the country. Via their website, SNAP
provides resources such as peer counseling, contact
information for local support groups, online discussion
boards, a library of educational materials and news stories
and ways to support their mission, both in the local
community and on a national level. The SNAP website includes
contact information for local SNAP chapters.
Survivors
of Incest Anonymous (SIA)
World Service Office, PO Box 190, Benson, MD 21018-9998
Office: (410) 893-3322
Website:
www.siawso.org
SIA World Service Office serves the many independent SIA
support groups around the world, as well as individuals who
contact them. SIA also publishes and sells incest
survivor-related literature, maintains a directory of
meetings and publishes a quarterly bulletin. An individual
can send a self-addressed envelope and $3.00 (if possible)
or call the SIA information line in order to request a
directory of meetings. One can also contact SIA to ask
questions or to obtain literature.
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VOICES In
Action, Inc.
8041 Hosbrook Street, Suite 236, Cincinnati, OH 45236
Office: (513) 745-9555 Fax: (513) 745-9105
Toll free: 1-800-7-VOICE-8 (1-800-786-4288)
Email: voicesinaction@aol.com
Website:
www.voices-action.org
VIA is an international non-profit organization providing
support for victims of incest and child sexual abuse. VIA
helps victims of incest and child sexual abuse to become
survivors and generates public awareness of the prevalence
of incest, its impact and ways in which it can be prevented
or stopped through educational programs. VIA also serves as
a clearinghouse and dissemination center connecting victims
and survivors to local resources.
The Wounded Healer Journal (TWHJ)
Email: Linda_twhj@yahoo.com
Website:
http://twhj.com/
TWHJ is an Internet pioneer in the area of online support
for trauma and abuse survivors. This virtual community
journal offers an array of web services for those who have
experienced the devastation of traumatic experiences,
including child abuse. TWHJ provides links to national
therapists, crisis numbers, support chat rooms, and a web
store. It offers similar services for partners and allies of
sexual assault survivors. Linda Chapman is the creator,
editor and administrator of TWHJ.
With special thanks to
Stop It Now!
www.stopitnow.org